trying to sound more human
Compared to making art, I don't dedicate the same amount of time to writing -- essays, fiction, that sort of thing. Sure, I'd like to do more of it, but not necessarily in the same intensity as I do art. Though now that I find myself leaning more towards storytelling, I figured that I might as well get back to writing stories again.
I feel like my "voice" sounds too formal, too much like a "project proposal", even when I write in private. It's weird! And off-putting! I don't sound human enough! And I want to do something about it!
So here I am, blogging as a way of doing something about it. The best accountability is through a public, invisible audience, after all.
I don't have any concrete plans for this, yet. All I know is that I want to:
- Write more regularly
- Write with less friction
- Write with intent
First one seems easy enough. Set a schedule, and stick to it! I don't have a good track record of doing it publicly, though. You can probably glean that from my inactive social media accounts.
I guess I could ... write shorter posts? That could help. Make posts text-only? I love adding pictures, but I hate hotlinking more, so I might do this. Make a list to choose ideas from? Yeah.
Last one is a bit tricky. I could write a story from start to finish. I don't take my writing seriously -- which might be for the best -- but I do want to give it another chance. I'm relatively confident with where I am in art right now; I just can't say the same for when I use words.
Here's to hoping that it changes, though!
this week's shinies ⋆˚࿔
A list of things that made my heart sparkle!
That Cats Name is Andre is the catalyst of this week's shinies. A true delight! A blessing to my ears! Kept me conscious this week
byooooob's 2-part post on challenging how we perceive love languages is a topic that I want to discuss with J
The Simple Time Tracker app satisfies the same persistent urge to document my life in another medium